Feel Good Reels
Mom gorilla playing with baby’s foot
Sharing a moment with a badger
Websites
The 10 Best Animal Welfare Websites to Find Helpful Resources
African Conservation Foundation – Elephants play a key role in creating forests which store carbon and protect biodiversity
Endangered Species
The World’s Most Endangered Mammals | IFAW
IFAW Critically Endangered Species
Animal Welfare Institute Endangered Species
Each time a species goes extinct, the world around us unravels a bit. The consequences are profound, not just in those places and for those species but for all of us. These are tangible, consequential losses, such as crop pollination and water purification, but also spiritual and cultural ones. Although often obscured by the noise and rush of modern life, people retain deep emotional connections to the wild world. Wildlife and plants have inspired our histories, mythologies, languages, and how we view the world. The presence of wildlife brings joy and enriches us all— and each extinction makes our home a lonelier and colder place for us and future generations. The current extinction crisis is entirely of our own making. More than a century of habitat destruction, pollution, the spread of invasive species, overharvest from the wild, climate change, population growth, and other human activities have pushed nature to the brink. Addressing the extinction crisis will require leadership— especially from the United States— alongside bold, courageous, far-reaching initiatives that attack this emergency at its root. ~Center for Biological Diversity, Extinction Crisis and Endangered Species
Defenders of Wildlife Conserving Imperiled Species
International Fund for Animal Welfare Species
Endangered species Reel
The Humane League Endangered Species
The Humane League 10 Unexpected Species Harmed by Factory Farming
5 Animals your grandchildren will never believe existed
Endangered Species and Humane Education Pinterest Board
Habitat Loss
National Wildlife Federation Habitat Loss
Princeton Protecting Existing Parks is as Crucial for Biodiversity Conservation as Creating New Protected Areas (e.g. Habitat protection and lack of poaching for Rainforest)
Films
Biological Diversity Fighting for Endangered Species Youtube
Commercial Captivity
Animal Legal Defense Fund Captive Animals
The Humane Society Helping Captive Wild Animals
Kinder World Can You Imagine Being In Their Place? Reel
Elephant rescued from entertainment Reel
Wildlife in Captivity Issues Pinterest board
Animals in Captivity Issues Pinterest Board
Illegal Wildlife Trade
Animal Welfare Institute Commercial Trade
The Humane Society Stopping Wildlife Trade
IFAW Wildlife Crime
Animals Asia Bear Bile Trade Reel
Hunting and Canned Hunts
Animal Welfare Institute Trapping and Penning
Animal Welfare Institute Wildlife Killing Contests
Animal Welfare Institute Humane Wildlife Management
Humane Society Banning Trophy Hunting
The Humane Society Battling Worst Hunting Practices
The Humane Society Promoting Smarter Wildlife Management
Princeton Study on Illegal Hunting in China
Wildlife for Commercial Use
The Humane Society Going Fur Free
Wildlife Rescue Organizations
International Fund for Animal Welfare Wildlife Rescue
Jane Goodall Foundation
World Animal Protection Ending Wildlife Exploitation
Books
Anthony, Lawrence, The Elephant Whisperer: The Extraordinary Story of One Man’s Battle to Save His Herd
Anthony, Lawrence, The Last Rhinos
Francoise Malby-Anthony, The Elephants of Thula Thula
Michelle Nijhuis, Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction
Nywandi, Stany, The Chimpanzee Whisperer: A Life of Love and Loss, Compassion and Conservation
Recio, Belinda (2017) Inside Animal Hearts and Minds: Bears That Count, Goats That Surf, and Other True Stories of Animal Intelligence and Emotion (Skyhorse Publishing)
Robinson, Lori and Chodosh, Janie Wild Lives: Leading Conservationists on the Animals and the Planet They Love (Skyhorse Publishing, 2017)
Robinson, Lori, Saving Wild: Inspiration From 50 Leading Conservationists (New Insights Press, 2016)
Warwick, Hugh, The Cull of the Wild (Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2024)
Sanctuaries
Elephant Sanctuaries
Love and Bananas Elephant Reel
Elephant Voices – Elephant Sanctuary Principles
Responsible Travel – Elephant Sanctuaries We Do and Don’t Support
Nomad – Responsible Tourism: 4 Ethical Elephant Sanctuaries in Chiang Mai
Ethical elephant sanctuaries overseas
Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, Northern Kenya
Elephant sanctuary in Tennessee offers responsible care without public interaction, with a Discovery Center to learn about elephants.
Orangutan Conservation and Sanctuaries
Responsible Travel: A list of orangutan sanctuaries we do and do not support.
Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre (SORC): A well-known sanctuary in Sabah, Malaysia, dedicated to rehabilitating orphaned orangutans and preparing them for release.
Run by The Orangutan Project, Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre: Located in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, and run by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS Foundation), this is the largest orangutan care center in Indonesia.
Samboja Lestari Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre: Another BOS Foundation project, focused on reforestation and orangutan rehabilitation, also on Borneo.
Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS Foundation): A leading organization working to protect orangutans and their habitat, running rescue and rehabilitation centers.
The Great Projects A conservation organization that runs volunteer programs at Matang Wildlife Centre, a sanctuary in Borneo.
Another Orangutan Project organization, International Animal Rescue (IAR): An organization involved in orangutan rescue and rehabilitation, with a center in Borneo.
Sloth Conservation and Sanctuaries
For the safety, and avoidance of exploitation of wildlife, do not visit or patronize organizations that encourage handling, selfies, or other interactions with the wildlife.
Topics to be added:
● The sanctioned cull of wolves, coyotes, and badgers.
● The canned hunts and trophy hunts of animals whose only crime is to be beautiful.
● Elephant and Rhino Poaching
● Elephants Used in Tourism
● Animals in Road Side Zoos
● For the tourist pursuit of selfies, young animals like tiger cubs are taken from the wild, taken from their mothers, and paraded to tourists. What the tourists don’t see, is that when those cubs get too old for those selfies, they’re destroyed. Profits determine life spans in so many ways.
Gentle Paws, for the Animal Lover 